Pope Benedict V

Pope Benedict V (910-4 July 965) was Pope from 22 May to 23 June 964, succeeding Pope John XII and preceding Pope Leo VIII.

Biography
Benedetto was the son of John, and he became Pope on 22 May 964 after the deposition of Pope John XII. Pope Leo VIII was technically elected pope after John XII, but the people of Rome supported Benedict as pope against the wishes of Otto I of Germany, protecting him. Otto later attacked the city and forced Benedict to beg him for mercy at his feet, and his pallium was torn from him, revoked as a bishop, and had his staff broken.